Basketball Game Preview: Alcoa Tornadoes vs. Johnson County Longhorns

The Alcoa Tornadoes will challenge the Johnson County Longhorns on Saturday. One thing working in Alcoa's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last 22 matches.

Alcoa is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. Everything went their way against Austin-East on Tuesday as Alcoa made off with a 100-80 victory. The Tornadoes haven't had any issues with the Roadrunners recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive win against them.

Meanwhile, Johnson County came up short against Hampton on Tuesday and fell 73-62. While losing is never fun, the Longhorns can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 290th in Tennessee, while the Bulldogs are ranked 142nd in Tennessee).

Johnson County has also traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 14-19 record this season. That patch can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 71.5 points over those games. Alcoa's victory bumped their record up to 20-5.

Everything came up roses for Alcoa against Johnson County in their previous meeting back in February of 2023, as the squad secured an 81-42 win. Will Alcoa repeat their success, or does Johnson County have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.